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End of Interactive Support
Intel is announcing the end of interactive support for the Intel® AN430TX Motherboard. See the End of Interactive Support Announcement for details.
For technical support, contact your place of purchase -- which will have the most current information about your specific product or configuration.
- What Intel® Pentium® processors are supported on the Intel® AN430TX Motherboard?
The Intel® AN430TX Motherboard supports Pentium processors at 90, 100, 120, 133, 150, 166 and 200 MHz, as well as Pentium processors with MMX™ technology running at 166, 200 and 233 MHz. Changing the processor requires changes in several jumper settings.
Changing the processor requires changes in several jumper settings.
Warning: Processors not specifically listed by type and rated speed may have requirements that are not supported by the motherboard's design. Use of these processors may result in improper operation, damage to the motherboard or processor, or reduced product life.
- How do I upgrade to the latest BIOS for the Intel® AN430TX Motherboard?
BIOS upgrade files are available here. The BIOS identifier for the Intel® AN430TX Motherboard is 4A3NT0X0.86A.
- How should the switches and jumpers be set on my motherboard?
On-board switches and jumpers control the configuration options and other features of the motherboard. Check the jumpers document for the Intel® AN430TX Motherboard.
- Why does does my Intel® AN430TX Motherboard not power-up?
The Intel® AN430TX Motherboard requires 3.3 volts from the power supply. A momentary switch should be used for the for the power on/off switch and the sleep/resume switch.
Please refer to the Intel® AN430TX ATX Motherboard Technical Product Specification and the Intel® AN430TX Motherboard Specification Update for more details.
- Why doesn't my CD-ROM or second IDE hard drive work with Windows* 95?
There are two known issues involving CD-ROM drives:
- The retail version of Microsoft Windows* 95 may not recognize the Intel 82371AB PIIX4 IDE controller used on Intel motherboards, causing the BIOS to disable the secondary IDE channel. This can result in IDE devices (such as CD-ROM drives) not being detected or disappearing after the system is rebooted.
- Windows 95 also may fail to recognize a CD-ROM drive that does not comply with the ATAPI specification.
Is it possible to have a second serial port on the Intel® AN430TX Motherboard?
The Intel® AN430TX Motherboard has one serial port located on the ATX I/O back panel and a motherboard header for cabling a second serial port.
Does the Intel® AN430TX Motherboard support UltraDMA drives under Windows* 95?
Some versions of Windows 95 are unable to completely identify the 82371AB (PIIX4) and 82439TX (MTXC) components on the Intel® AN430TX Motherboard. A utility is available to update the MSHDC.INF and MACHINE.INF files. After this utility has been run, the enhanced functions of the PIIX4 IDE controller can be accessed.
Why do I get a yellow question mark in Windows* 95's Device Manager?
Even after the INF update utility has been run, a single yellow question mark icon (PCI Card) may still remain under the Other Devices section in the Windows 95 Control Panel / System Properties / Device Manager. This yellow question mark indicates that the USB function of the PIIX4 component has been identified, but Windows 95 does not have a driver for this function. There is no current method to remove this yellow question mark from the Device Manager screen. This yellow question mark does not indicate any problems with the system, but simply that the USB function of the PIIX4 controller is not active.
Does the Intel® AN430TX Motherboard support USB keyboard and mouse devices with legacy operating systems?
Not at this time. Only Plug and Play (PnP) operating systems such as Windows 95 currently support USB keyboard and mouse devices. BIOS support for these USB devices is required for non-PnP (legacy) operating systems. A BIOS upgrade is planned that will support USB keyboard and mouse devices with legacy operating systems.
Should I use DIMMs with tin- or gold-plated contacts on the Intel® AN430TX Motherboard?
Only gold-plated DIMMs should be used with the Intel® AN430TX Motherboard. Do NOT use DIMMs with tin-plated contacts with this board. The original Intel® AN430TX Motherboard Technical Product Specification (order code 282955-001) erroneously mentions tin-plated DIMMs.
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